SCIENCE & NATURE: Our Favorite Picture Book Read-alouds

I read dozens of picture books every month with my three children (11, 9, 7). This list includes only the very best science and math picture books we've read together (books we gave 4 or 5 stars). Note that some of these picture books are much textier than others (and might be read aloud best over multiple days). We hope you enjoy all of these books as much as we have!

This list is continually updated every 1-2 months. Newest books are at the top within each category. Last updated April 2019.

Joanna Cole: Magic School Bus series - (all topics) my kids love these, although they are a little tricky to read aloud because of all the text from dialogue and margin notes. The television series is awesome as well (bonus that the DVD is in English and Spanish!).

*While all of the above books are wonderful, I have starred (*) those books that were special favorites of all four of us. These starred books were picture books we checked out again and again from the library, or eventually purchased for ourselves, and are not to be missed.

Here are links to all our favorite picture book read-alouds by subject:

This past fall my three children and I spent months immersed in the American Revolution. This was in large part due to the amazing number of fabulous children's picture books about the period. Every week I brought home armfuls of new books from the library. The following list represents the cream of the crop out of the dozens and dozens of picture books we read, the books most beloved by me and my three kids (10, 8, and 6-years-old). All were read aloud by me to my book-loving, squirmy, silly children on the sofa. Many of these picture books feature additional fascinating
historical information in the endnotes. We often read aloud these pages as well!

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Hello! I'm Betsy.

I am an unexpected homeschooler with kiddos 11, 9, 7. Good news is we all love books. In my past life I was a policy analyst and bilingual elementary school teacher. Here I share our favorite books, games, and experiences.